Tony Blair war terrorist protest @ Easons (2 Viewers)

[Janer]

Great protest considering the numbers of protestors and Gardai were not far off dis-similar numbers.
No matter what your views are on Eirigi the republican group these guys can organise a protest and give abuse to the Gardai.
There were numerous flashpoints every few minutes and later on when a meat wagon was trying to take off a few arrested people
there were more scuffles including a few cops with no ID numbers who were throwing punches but I'm glad to say got a fair few kicks back including from me, if I hadn'tve had the camera I'm sure I'd have ended up being nicked, the adrenalin really got going at stages....
Photos in about an hour but alas no great money shots as I was smack in the middle and it was pissing rain.
Oh as Blair left Easons 2 BMWs drove up for him, literally outside of the door, most of O'Connell and Middle Abbey street were closed off, local shops were complaining about lack of business because of this and also the whole tab for Blair's vist must've ran into the hundreds of thousands, it's always encouraging to see the wide diversity of peoples/classes protesting on the same occasion.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Janer,all the punks are going to tell you to take this to the politics board. Have you not been paying attention?

 

[LUKAS]

Tony Blair was in Easons?

 

[Janer]

Politics board doesn't open weekends though, I'm within the law methinks.

 

[VARUKA]

was that you hiding behind all the other photographers?

 

[ann post]

Janer,all the punks are going to tell you to take this to the politics board. Have you not been paying attention?

punks. encouraging the class system since 1974.

 

[Janer]

Tony Blair was in Easons?

Yeah, I only found out at 9.45 this morning when I seen it on Sky news, went on for hours.

 

[Janer]

Weather was terrible and I was in the thick of the things so not exactly the photos I wanted but twas was a fun morning out...

























full album here...
http://pix.ie/punkrock/album/386714

 

[ann post]

including a few cops with no ID numbers

did you take shots of these lads??

 

[Janer]

I erm didn't have my camera in hand at the time, tbh I'm half sorry I brought it, I enjoyed re-living my youth again.

 

[evil bandit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11187320

Chuck-egg ár lá....

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

the cops with no numbers-was it the public order unit with the boiler-suits on and batons at the ready?always the fucking same with them when we head out to dalymount,cruising round in their maria's and the first sign of trouble they're out smashing anyone within range,bullying pricks.fuck,i really hate that lot.

 

[Janer]

No was just a few of the normal cops, which was odd as you'd expect the Riot Squad guys to have been the naughty boys.
You'll be glad to know that they got more damage then what they doled out.

 

[Janer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11187320

Chuck-egg ár lá....

The Beeb's Irish correspondent got his numbers wrong saying that the book signing people outnumbered the protesters, what tosh, I added a comment, interesting to see if they add it.

 

[Gambra]

There's dramatic footage of this on BBC News at the moment. Lot of Eirigi flag around at it. Serious numbers by the looks of it too.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

You'll be glad to know that they got more damage then what they doled out.

delighted to hear it

 

[Joe Strummer]

Fair play to anyone who turned up at the protest,well done.

 

[Chodan]

fuck cant belive i sleeped in and missed this.. fuckin have to stop drinkin before noon

 

[Chodan]

shit christchurch in NZ got fucked up last night also..

 

[evil bandit]

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/97572